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The Recreation and Leisure Studies Department and the Hallman Lecture Series are proud to present the Shaw-Mannell Lecture and Leisure Research Award event featuring 2018 recipient, Gerard Kyle.

Leisure studies, ego involvement, and the dodo:
Trying to make sense of the ebbs and flows of leisure research

Gerard Kyle will provide a personal commentary reflecting on his observations of leisure research within the United States over the past 20 years. The lens of his interpretation is t(a)inted by the ontological/epistemological norms governing his research program, i.e., the social psychology of leisure and conservation, along with his institutional and cultural experiences (i.e., Texas A&M University, the state of Texas and the United States).